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Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean

Plant remains from Jiyeh/Porphyreon, Lebanon (seasons 2009–2014): preliminary results of archaeobotanical analysis and implications for future research

2016, 25, Vol. 25, Regular Issue

Tomasz Waliszewski

0000-0002-5793-4600

University of Warsaw, Institute of Archaeology

Urszula Wicenciak

0000-0001-6475-5523

University of Warsaw, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology

Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw

University of Warsaw Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology

Monika Badura

Uniwersytet Gdański; Wydział Biologii

Ewelina Rzeźnicka

Department of Plant Ecology, University of Gdańsk, Laboratory of Palaeoecology and Archaeobotany

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0010.1872

Publication date

15.05.2017

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open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

Field

Humanities

Discipline

archeology

Language of publication

English

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Abstract

The seaside settlement of Jiyeh in Lebanon, now identified with the ancient Porphyreon, boasts a history dating back to the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age when Phoenicia occupied part of the Levantine coast (eastern Mediterranean). Extensive archaeological excavations by a team from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw have focused on the urban residential quarter, which consists of numerous houses and buildings separated by passages, containing material that has provided important insights into the lives of its inhabitants over time. However, as archaeobotanical studies had not been conducted there before, the question of plant use remains an important and largely unknown area of research. This article presents the first botanical results from Jiyeh (seasons 2009–2014) and considers their implications for future cooperation between archaeologists and natural scientists.

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